Turnover Cost: Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers, District of Columbia
Verified cost of employee turnover for the selected Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers population in District of Columbia, United States, drawn from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025-may).
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers · District of Columbia, United States
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $67,710 for Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in District of Columbia, United States (2025-may), multiplied by the 0.5×–2× cost of replacing an employee reported by SHRM and Gallup. The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes the wage, not the cost — the range is a planning estimate, and a real figure depends on time-to-fill, ramp-up, and lost productivity.
How Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers compares in District of Columbia, United States
Annual mean wage — the input to the estimate above, compared directly rather than as a derived range. See all 32 industries.
What this means
In the District of Columbia, the annual mean wage for Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers is $67,710 according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Departure of a driver carries an estimated cost between $33,900 and $135,400 using Gallup's cited 50% to 200% replacement-cost multiplier. The company's real cost depends on how efficiently it can hire and onboard a replacement and restore productivity.
Estimated cost of turnover: Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers vs regional average
| Measure | Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers | Regional average |
|---|---|---|
| Estimated cost of turnover | $67,710 | $99,584 |